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John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars by Eve Golden (Review)

May 16, 2022 By Joi

John Gilbert Biography by Eve Golden

John Gilbert Biography by Eve Golden

I’ve often said that reading about the stars that made old Hollywood so magical is as much of a joy for me as watching their films. This particular book (John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars by Eve Golden, Amazon link) reminded me of this very truth. The book was absolutely fascinating – as in every single page – and gave me what felt like a complete college education in John Gilbert as well as Silent Films.. with a minor in Greta Garbo!

Before I get back to the wonderful and colorful John Gilbert, I want to say that Greta Garbo serves as the perfect point for another thing I love about old Hollywood biographies. When a great author (which is precisely what Eve Golden is) researches and writes about a particular star, they also shine a fresh light on other stars within their star’s galaxy. The wonderful thing is, we often get a new look (a fresh angle, if you will) at the star in question – often a different one from, say their own biographies or memoirs.

The Greta Garbo I met in this particular biography makes her even more intriguing and lovable to me. Was she perfect? No… but she was perfectly delightful in many ways and Eve Golden fleshed her out beautifully.

I only wish she’d write a Greta Garbo biography!

The relationship between the two stars is one of the most fascinating things about this book. Suffice to say, Greta Garbo turned our hero inside out!

(Review continued below….)

Greta Garbo and John Gilbert in Queen Christina

Greta Garbo and John Gilbert in Queen Christina

One of the things I always mention in my biography reviews is that I refuse to give too much away – it isn’t fair to the author OR you. I want you to be able to come across great information, quotes, and delicious surprises just as I was able to.

I very much want you to have the same, “Holy cats! I didn’t know that!” moment… whether or not you actually use the phrase holy cats or not.

Probably not?

John Gilbert was one of the world’s most recognizable and beloved actors during the silent era. He had a couple of famous romances with Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich and seemed to have a tendency to fall for his leading ladies!

He was a very colorful individual who, like most people, had personal demons he had to keep at bay – sometimes successfully, sometimes not so much. He was known for flareups with Louis B. Mayer (Gilbert got as deeply under Mayer’s skin as Garbo did his own, with equally unsettling results). He turned to alcohol as a means of both entertainment and escape and it wasn’t as fond of him as he was it.

Before reading John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars (Amazon link), I knew very little about John Gilbert. I knew he was a wonderful actor and meant a great deal to silent films. I knew he had been in love with Greta Garbo and had been linked to Marlene Dietrich and a few other co-stars. I also knew he had a drinking problem (which I’m sure he’d reply with, “Actually, I didn’t have any problem drinking at all!”). I also knew that, once talkies came onto the scene, John Gilbert was one of the stars who faded away, unfortunately.

I’d always believed the old tale that his voice wasn’t suitable for talkies… I am so relieved that this actually wasn’t the case. We all want our heroes to have nice voices, after all.

Author Eve Golden allows us to meet John (“Jack”) Gilbert as a youth and journey with him to Hollywood. We are allowed to meet other colorful stars along the way and, remarkably, in spite of reading so many biographies on each one – Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, Norma Shearer, Mae Murray – Even Golden somehow gives readers a fresh, wonderful look at each star.

I truly have EVEN more fondness for Greta, Norma, and Joan than I did before.

I also enjoy the behind the scenes looks at each of John Gilbert’s films – what he thought of many, how he interacted with various directors and co-stars, etc.

This is a fascinating book about a fascinating actor. Just be warned, you’ll want to see every film he made after this biography!

This is the fifth Eve Golden book I’ve read so far (all wonderful old Hollywood biographies), and it is my favorite. While I love them all, there’s something extraordinary about this book. Unless I miss my guess, John Gilbert is a star who holds a great deal of fascination for the author and it comes through on each and every page.

I was sent this excellent book from The University Press of Kentucky in exchange for telling you about it. The review, the words, and all the rest was left up to me.  I hope you’ll read John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars (Amazon link) very soon – I am so anxious for more people to “meet” this colorful, complex, and deliciously entertaining actor! ~ Joi (“Joy”)


John Gilbert: The Last of the Silent Film Stars

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Greta Garbo and John Barrymore, On the Set of Grand Hotel

May 13, 2022 By Joi

Greta Garbo and John Barrymore, Behind the Scenes Grand HotelGreta Garbo and John Barrymore

The 1932 film Grand Hotel is absolutely FILLED with legends, including the two pictured here, Greta Garbo and John Barrymore.

The cast also includes Lionel Barrymore, Joan Crawford, Wallace Beery, and Lewis Stone. While there are many wonderful performances, I think the true stars of this film are Joan Crawford, Lionel Barrymore, and John Barrymore.

You can find Grand Hotel on dvd (Amazon link) or watch the movie on Prime Video.

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Gorgeous Greta Garbo Publicity Photo for Queen Christina

May 9, 2022 By Joi

Greta Garbo, Queen Christina

Greta Garbo

Queen Christina (1933) was directed by Rouben Mamoulian and stars Greta Garbo, John Gilbert, Ian Keith, Lewis Stone and Elizabeth Young. Greta Garbo and John Gilbert are especially wonderful in this outstanding film.

This is one of those films that’s so timeless and has such great dialogue that it’s stunning when you realize just how long ago it was made.

It’s truly an extraordinary film.

You can find Queen Christina on dvd for your collection (Amazon link) or watch the film on Prime Video.

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Greta Garbo, Anna Christie Screencaps

November 8, 2021 By Joi

Anna Christie, Greta Garbo Screencap

Greta Garbo

The wonderful Greta Garbo is one of old Hollywood’s greatest jewels. Beautiful, talented, and synonymous with drama.. glorious drama!

That’s one of the reasons I love these particular screencaps from Anna Christie (1930) so much – they capture her her perfectly – being her most deliciously dramatic self.

I love these quotes by director Clarence Brown, who directed the legendary Garbo in Anna Christie, Conquest, Romance, Flesh and the Devil, and Anna Karenina:

“She has this great appeal to the world because she expresses her emotions by thinking them. Garbo does not need gestures and movements to convey happiness, despair, hope and disappointment, joy or tragedy. She registers her feelings literally by radiating her thoughts to you.” ~ Clarence Brown

“Working with Garbo was easy because she trusted me. I never directed her in anything above a whisper. She was very shy, so we’d go through the changes I wanted in a little quiet whisper off in the corner, without letting others know what I was telling her. I learned through experience that Garbo had something behind the eyes that told the whole story that I couldn’t see from my distance. Sometimes I would be dissatisfied with a take, but would go ahead and print it anyway. On the screen Garbo multiplied the effect of the scene I had taken. It was something that no one else ever had.” ~ Clarence Brown
Greta Garbo, Anna Christie Screencap

Greta Garbo

You can find Anna Christie on dvd on Amazon (for less than $6!) or watch the movie on Prime Video (Amazon link). This was Greta Garbo’s first sound film and it’s one of her finest hours.


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Greta Garbo: A Woman of Affairs

June 14, 2021 By Joi

Greta Garbo, A Woman of Affairs

Greta Garbo

I have a confession to make – I may or may not have already made it on this blog before… if I have, please forgive me for repeating myself. I was not always a Greta Garbo fan.

Go ahead and gasp, I don’t blame you one bit!

The first movie you see an actor or actress in can create an image of them in your mind – for better or worse. My introduction to Garbo was Grand Hotel and, apologies to all who disagree with me, I thought she was pretty bad in it. I was (and to be honest, still am) amazed at how much more life, attractiveness, and talent Joan Crawford had in the film than Garbo. As far as I’m concerned, Joan stole the whole shebang.

It was actually a year or more before I even watched another Garbo film. I sort of cringed each time I brought up the idea…

ME: You know you have to see another movie to give her a chance… it’s only fair!

ALSO ME: No way, she chews scenery like a dog chews a bone… only the dog’s more entertaining.

See what I was up against? In the end, the sensible me won (she does NOT always) and I saw several Garbo films in a row. Guess what happened? Exactly – I fell under her spell.

If you aren’t familiar with Greta Garbo’s films, whatever you do… don’t see Grand Hotel first lmao!

She was ridiculously  beautiful and talented and very much deserving of the lasting fame she has achieved.

You can find A Woman of Affairs on dvd  on Amazon (Amazon link).

Greta Garbo, A Woman of Affairs


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Greta Garbo Quote and a Couple of Amazing Pictures…

June 5, 2021 By Joi

Greta Garbo, Mata Hari

“Your joys and sorrows. You can never tell them. You cheapen the inside of yourself if you do tell them.” ~ Greta Garbo

Greta had an air of mystery around her that, in my opinion, makes her eve more compelling and fascinating. The quote is exactly the sort of thing you’d expect from her.

Maybe that’s why some (not all!) celebrities today don’t always seem as glamorous or fascinating to us – we know too much about them!

These photos are from the 1931 film Mata Hari, directed by George Fitzmaurice. The movie also stars Ramon Novarro, Lionel Barrymore, Lewis Stone, and C. Henry Gordon.

Greta Garbo, Mata Hari

Greta Garbo

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Greta Garbo and Charles Boyer, Conquest (Talk About Star Power!)

November 8, 2020 By Joi

Greta Garbo and Charles Boyer, Conquest

Greta Garbo and Charles Boyer

The wonderful historical drama Conquest was directed by Clarence Brown and Gustav Machatý (uncredited) and starred two of the greatest stars in the history of movies – Greta Garbo and Charles Boyer.

I’ve always been one of those annoying broken records who pleads with people to give actors, actresses, genres, and even movies a fair chance – to see the stars in more films, more films in a genre and, perhaps, even see a film more than once (at different times in their lives – often we see films differently at different ages). Greta Garbo is one of the reasons I feel so strongly about this. For years (after seeing a whole whopping 2 films), I wasn’t a fan. Like.. at all! But I stuck with her and now am borderline obsessed with her.

I just ordered three Greta Garbo items off of Ebay and have decided to collect her films, books, and everything else associated with her.

Basically, I’m smitten.

I’ve discovered a brand new (to me, anyway) favorite and am LOVING watching her films, her beauty, and her Garbo magic. It’s all but impossible to tell whether or not you really like a star with one or even two films. You can ‘t judge their range, their talent, or there… yes… magic with a small sampling.

For one thing, some stars shine more in one genre than another. While I loved John Wayne in Baby Face, if it had been the only movie I’d ever seen him in, he wouldn’t be one of my favorites. Fortunately, I’ve seen him in all of his Westerns and know what a wonderful star he was.

In the end, YOU are the winner when you find more things to love in your life and less things to dislike. It’s true with old Hollywood and with most things in your life.
Greta Garbo, Conquest

That Garbo Magic


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Greta Garbo as Countess Marie Walewska, Conquest

March 19, 2020 By Joi

Greta Garbo (Countess Marie Walewska) ConquestGreta Garbo as Countess Marie Walewska, Conquest

I’m not sure why but I am enthralled by this Greta Garbo publicity photo for Conquest (1937). There’s something so regal and beautiful about it, yet incredibly vulnerable at the same time. Garbo could convey many emotions and (much like Joan Crawford and Barbara Stanwyck), she could convey more than one at the same time.

Fascinatingly talented!

If you’ve never seen Conquest (Amazon DVD link), I highly recommend it. There’s nothing quite like seeing an actor or actress in one of their most powerful roles.

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Greta Garbo (One of my Absolute Favorite Garbo Pictures!)

November 23, 2019 By Joi

Greta Garbo, Karenina

Greta Garbo

The gorgeous, mysterious, and (let’s be honest) mesmerizing Greta Garbo photo above is one of my favorites. It’s a publicity photo from her 1935 film Anna Karenina.

The words “one in a billion” come to mind right about now.

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Review: Grand Hotel with Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore… and Joan Crawford!

June 26, 2018 By Joi

Before I go any further, I want to completely own up to having off-beat and fairly unique tastes when it comes to “Old Hollywood,” “The Golden Age of Hollywood,” “Classic Movies…” or whatever phrase best fits your fancy. The stars I often adore most are often the ones others overlook. By the same token, many legendary favorites not only don’t float my boat, they don’t even get it in the lake!

I hope you never take anything I say personally if you’re a fan of any of these legends – after all, they’re legends, after all, and that means that you are undoubtedly right and I am as wrong as can be. But I can live with it if you can.

I am a huge fan of the movie “Grand Hotel,” but it’s (undoubtedly) not for the reason you’d imagine… In fact it’s IN SPITE of the reason you’d imagine. Okay, you guessed it. I’m not the biggest Greta Garbo fan on the planet.

I apologize!

There are times, on screen, when she is brilliant. She was certainly an incredibly fascinating woman in real life – and, undeniably beautiful. The grace, the confidence, the voice… stunning. I personally simply don’t embrace her acting style. Embrace? Heck I don’t even hold its hand.

I apologize!

If, by now, you aren’t convinced that my tastes march to the beat of an odd drummer, I also put Laurence Olivier in that category.  Yes. That Laurence Olivier.  Like Garbo, I have not seen all of Olivier’s movies, so I’m basing this on a sample size I personally possess. If I were to see more of their films, it’s possible that my opinion of each would evolve, but as it is… I’d rather watch an rerun of The Brady Bunch (your pick) than either of these stars at work.

Apologies… plural. They’re really racking up now.

So, how does someone who is not a Garbo fan come to love Grand Hotel? Two words… Joan Crawford.  As is the case with all of her roles, I think she is simply mesmerizing in this movie. It’s one of her earlier films, yet the star quality is still there. So much so, in fact, that she upstages much (at the time) bigger names. She plays a stenographess, Flaemmchen, and it’s impossible to remove your attention from her grip whenever she’s on the screen.

“I want to be alone.” – Grusinskaya (Garbo)

The Plot: A gorgeous, luxurious hotel in Berlin is the setting for this star-studded, fast-paced film. I’d imagine it was the inspiration for television series such as Love Boat and Hotel, as well as many films since.  The movie takes place over the course of 24 hours as life plays out for the colorful characters – each of which will never be the same after the day they’ve had!

John Barrymore plays jewel thief Baron Felix von Geigern. He finds himself attracted to both a prima ballerina Grusinskaya (Greta Garbo) and the beautiful Flaemmchen (Joan Crawford).

Along with Joan Crawford, I’d give the “star of the movie” to Lionel Barrymore who plays terminally ill Otto Kringelein. He’s also simply wonderful in this movie. John Barrymore is also perfect in the movie – I think I just always held  his character against him. I mean, come on now… how can you even look at the prima ballerina or anyone else once you’ve had Flaemmchen in your sights?!  When his character tells Garbo’s that he’s never seen anything in his life as beautiful as her… I all but yell at the screen, “You darn sure have!!!”

Have I mentioned how mesmerizing Crawford is in Grand Hotel?

 “Grand Hotel… always the same. People come, people go. Nothing ever happens.” – Dr. Otternschlag (Lewis Stone)

Grand Hotel Fast Facts:

  • Grand Hotel won Oscar for Best Picture.
  • Garbo purrs her now famous line, “I want to be alone.” in this film.
  • John Barrymore was so excited about appearing in this film with Greta Garbo that he accepted a three picture deal with MGM.
  • Oscar winner Wallace Beery stormed out of rehearsals at one point, saying he would only come back “when Joan Crawford learns to act”. You’ll notice I’ve all but left him out of my review. So there.
  • Joan Crawford was actually nervous about accepting the role of Flaemmchen. She was afraid of backlash because of the overtly sexiness of her character.  Though director Edmund Goulding and producer Irving Thalberg assured her that everything would be tastefully done and that her misgivings weren’t founded, her instinct was (in the end) warranted. Many conservative censor boards cut the majority of her scenes for indecency.
  •  Greta Garbo was nervous about playing a prima ballerina – she was afraid she wasn’t young enough for the role.
  • John Barrymore (Felix von Geigern) and Lionel Barrymore (Otto Kringelein) were, of course, brothers. Lionel was the older brother.
  • Lionel Barrymore would become most famous for his role as Mr. Potter in It’s a Wonderful Life (1946). It was actually Barrymore who convinced James Stewart to take the role of George Bailey. Apparently Stewart felt that he was not up to the role so soon after World War II. Thank goodness Barrymore convinced him – I cannot imagine the movie OR Stewart’s career without him bringing George Bailey to life.
  • Garbo was also unhappy about appearing in a film with so many additional stars. Producer Irving Thalberg was able to set her diva mind at ease when he told her she would be billed her by her last name only in the credits. This was a huge honor which was reserved for only largest stars.
  • Though rumors circulated that Joan Crawford was irked by Greta Garbo’s top billing, this is completely false. In 1932 (when the movie was released), Garbo was by far the more established and famous star. Joan Crawford would have certainly been aware of this.

I don’t want to give away anything in regard to the various storylines or the characters, so I will simply say that if you love old movies, you have to see this legendary film. If you’re a huge Greta Garbo fan (my apologies to you for my sentiments, if you are, and I promise to see more of her films!), this is as MUST SEE a movie as you’ll ever encounter. She’s full steam Garbo, here, and you’ll devour every second.

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Joan Crawford fan? See. The. Movie. Buy. The. Movie. You’ll revel in our girl’s playfulness and sexiness. I may apologize for my lack of love for some stars, but I certainly don’t apologize for this opinion – Joan Crawford and Lionel Barrymore make this movie the masterpiece it is.

Side Note: Watching the Barrymore brothers again in Grand Hotel caused me to read more about their fascinating family. When you get a chance, Google John’s beautiful daughter Diana Barrymore. Drew Barrymore’s resemblance to her is STRIKING.


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The Prince and the Showgirl (Marilyn Monroe, Laurence Olivier)

The White Sister (Helen Hayes, Clark Gable)

Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (Howard Keel, Jane Powell, Russ Tamblyn, Julie Newmar)

Rio Bravo (John Wayne, Dean Martin, Angie Dickinson, Ricky Nelson, Walter Brennan)

El Dorado (John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, James Caan, Charlene Holt, Michele Carey)

Rio Grande (John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara)

Frankenstein and Bride of Frankenstein (What is it With Me and These Movies??)

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Grand Hotel (Joan Crawford, Greta Garbo, John Barrymore, Lionel Barrymore)

Hearts Divided (Marion Davies, Dick Powell)

The Quiet Man (John Wayne, Maureen O’Hara, Barry Fitzgerald)

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I Know Where I’m Going: Katharine Hepburn

 

Debbie Reynolds Unsinkable
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Ginger Rogers Autobiography - Ginger: My Story

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Legalities…

Aside from pictures of books I review, I do not claim to have taken any of the pictures on this website, nor do I own the pictures – the ones of the stars or the affiliate (product) pictures.  Other, far more talented photographers than me have the credit for the beautiful photos you see. If you would like credit for a photograph or would like one removed, please e-mail me (joitsigers@gmail.com).

Movie posters and promotional photos are used in the belief that they qualify for the Fair Use law. Fair use is a doctrine in the law of the United States that permits limited use of copyrighted material without having to first acquire permission from the copyright holder. Fair use is one of the limitations to copyright intended to balance the interests of copyright holders with the public interest in the wider distribution and use of creative works by allowing as a defense to copyright infringement claims certain limited uses that might otherwise be considered infringement.

When you click through an affiliate (product, book, dvds..) link, I earn a small portion of the money you spend IF you purchase anything. This does not cost you any extra money, of course. This is how I am able to work from home and support my cats! – Joi (“Joy”)

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